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March 2, 2010 Volume 2, Number 5 |
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How is your Lenten journey going? Are you making progress as you seek to Observe A Holy Lent? Though I am enjoying and finding the study of the Lord’s Prayer extremely meaningful, it is not an easy study. I have said over and over – “These words we say so simply and easily are neither simple nor easy!” As I read and study, I find myself spending longer praying this prayer and wondering what action I need to take to make it true in my life this week. The first Sunday of Lent we looked at “Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be Thy name.” We realized that we pray in the plural, that in praying to “Father” Jesus helps articulate for us both the personal relationship and the individual responsibility to be prepared to step into the shoes of the Father. We talked about how can we live in such a way to make God’s name holy, lifted up… because we need it. In the second Sunday of Lent we try to live with what it means when we pray “Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” As we continue our journey through Lent and through the Lord’s Prayer, we will continue to look at the deep theology and the faith formation that happens every week as we pray together.
In addition, every Sunday night at 6, I am offering an opportunity for informal study, prayer and discussion centered on the teaching from that morning. You are invited to come any week at 6pm in room 402. The Thursday noon service of prayer, meditation, healing and communion will continue up until (but not including) Holy week. All are welcome. Are you finding ways in our corporate (together) life as well as in your private life to draw nearer to God and to experience the deep soul cleaning that God offers? I pray that when Easter comes, we will all gather to feel and experience the renewal of redeemed, victorious Easter people. Observe a Holy Lent!
Shalom,
Schedule
Sunday, March 7
Monday, March 8
Tuesday, March 9
Wednesday, March 10
Thursday, March 11
Saturday, March 13
Sunday, March 14
Monday, March 15
Tuesday, March 16
Wednesday, March 17
Thursday, March 18
Friday, March 19
Saturday, March 20
Many Thanks From The 2009-2010 NCD Health Team We want to thank God and you, our friends for supporting us in the past year's NCD process. We examined "Passionate Spirituality," wrestled with this as our weakest characteristic, noted our stronger characteristics, and needed more enlightenment from you. Much thanks goes to you who hosted our neighborhood groups and those who gathered together. With your valuable input, we heard your passions and recorded your spiritual needs. And the process of spiritual growth continues. We encourage you to seek God through prayer, devotion and connection to others. Thanks to all of you who are doing this, leading, and encouraging one another.
Thank you to Ron Pyron, Jennifer McIntyre, Jill Fox, and Ken Roy for sharing your experiences. And we especially thank Judy Woods who assisted and supported all of our efforts. Thank you team members, Elizabeth Mize, Angie Kizer, Joe Fox, Kerry Trundle, Amy Probst, Sue Ivens, and Larry Martin for your willing and serving hearts.
Jennie Ottinger
March 7 - Erica Waters and Jenny Kate
McBride
March 7 - Bo & Shirley Henry |
Rejuvenation Station 8:45 AM Conductor Charlie Wimmer Sunday School 9:30 AM Traditional Worship 10:30 AM Rev. Amy R. Probst, Pastor March 7 Scripture: Matthew 6:11 Sermon: “Does God Really Provide For Our Needs?” March 14 Scripture: Matthew 6:12 Sermon: “The Nature and Need for Forgiveness”
Children’s Easter Egg Hunt Palm Sunday, March 28, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Children and families come have a fun afternoon of hot dogs, eggtivities and egg hunting! We will meet at the church, then head to the Greenbelt for some eggcelent fun. After the egg gathering we will go back to the church for some fellowship and hotdogs. Brings a side dish to go with our hotdogs...don’t forget your baskets!
We Need Everyone’s Help!! In the next few weeks you will see a large box of plastic Easter eggs at the church. Please take some eggs, fill them with Easter goodies and bring them back. Some of these eggs will need to be “infant friendly. We will have a separate collection box for these eggs.
Join us for our March Odyssey trip as to travel to Knoxville to have lunch at Bravo Cucina Italiana on Thursday, March 25. We will leave the church at 10:45 a.m. for a 11:30 reservation. We will order from the menu and each pay for our own meal. Upon our return we will collect money for gas. Please make reservations by calling the church office by noon Monday, March 22.
Solar Stove Surprise Alas, what’s a mother to do? No wood to make a fire to cook for her large family! Well, never fear – here come Kevin and Charlie to her aid with a rather funny-looking solution. Listen to the Children’s Sermon this Sunday and learn how we will offer a small gift that will make the difference between life and starvation in Sudan.
Message Class Begins New Study The Message class will be beginning a new study by James W. Moore called Attitude is Your Paintbrush, It Colors Every Situation this Sunday, March 7th. Join us for this 13 week study and see how your attitude of gratitude, your attitude of compassion, and your attitude of confidence colors every situation. See AJ Ottinger for more information and study guide
Attention Broadway Sunday School Classes and Small Groups!! Some great no cost resources are available to us to check out of the Holston Conference audio visual library. To view the 174 page catalog of resources, you can ask one of the staff or go directly to www.holston.org. Once you are on the conference website look under the Ministries tab and see Audio Visual Library or type a/v library into the site search engine. For better communication and since the church is responsible for all resources checked out, please let the office or Sunday School superintendent Hope Bruce know if your group or class is using an A/V library resource and the dates you expect it to be in use.
Remember Our Website All sermons are available on the church website www.broadwayumc.net. If you miss a week of our series or found one especially meaningful, challenging or questioned some of what was said, go listen, take notes, ask questions. We are considering putting the Lord’s Prayer series together on a CD for distribution to our folks or to share. Let Amy or Judy know if you might be interested in receiving this series in this format.
Upcoming Sundays Ponder these words as you journey through these holy days
3rd Sunday in Lent – “Give us this day, our
daily 4th Sunday in Lent – “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” 5th Sunday (Palm Sunday) – “But deliver us from Evil” Easter Sunday: April 4 – “For Thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”
A Surprise For The Browns Long time Broadway members, Tom and Mary Louise Brown, will be leaving us and Maryville in the next few months to move to Nashville to be closer to their children. We want to thank them for their many years of service at Broadway. The United Methodist Women and the Chancel Choir will be hosting a reception in their honor on Sunday, March 21, immediately following the 10:35 service. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served.
They know about the reception but they don’t know that we will be presenting a gift to the Food Connection in their honor. If you would like to make a contribution towards this please make your check out to the church and put “Brown’s gift” on the check. All contributions need to be into the church office by Wednesday, March 17, 2010. REMEMBER THE GIFT IS A SURPRISE!!!!!
Game Day for Hill Toppers All Hill Toppers (age 65 and older) are invited to this month’s Game Day on Thursday, March 11th at 1:00 pm. Following a devotional we’ll be playing some table games and Wii games. Would you like to try your hand at bowling or tennis? Refreshments will be served. At our April meeting on the 15th at noon we’ll have soup and sandwiches followed by the games. For more information call Frank Mason at 681-6307.
Please Turn Off Stove When you are using the stove please double check it when you are finished. The knobs for the burners must be turned all the way off. If they aren’t gas escapes.
United Methodist Men To Meet The United Methodist Men will meet Saturday, March 13 at Asubry Place Maryville Retirement Center. 8:30 - Breakfast 9:00 - Devotion and Meeting
Teresa White Cogburn Speaks On “Mane Support" "Mane Support" is a Blount County program in which children, youth, and adults who have experienced the death of a loved one or some other traumatic situation are helped to move through the process of grief by involvement with horses. Teresa, who attended Broadway for several years, works with this program. At the Wednesday Fellowship Supper on March 17, she will show us through a power-point presentation how Mane Support fulfills its mission.. You'll be fascinated and encouraged by what she has to share.
Menu: Corned beef and cabbage, potatoes, rolls and dessert. Cost: $6.00 - adult; $4.00 - children; $18.00 - family. Reservations are due by 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Child care provided.
With Much Appreciation
I thank you for your prayers, cards, visits, and phone calls. I especially want to thank Amy, Frank Mason, Gerald McFarland, Ron Pyron and Bobbie Smith. Your visits meant so much. I could feel I was covered by prayers when things were not going very well. I also want to thank “my Iva Moore Class” and FRINS for the beautiful cards. I am on the road to recovery now and hope to be back at church real soon.
I’m so thankful to be a member of such a caring church.
Love, Martha Tucker
Deadline For Next Messenger The deadline for our next Messenger is Friday, March 12.
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March - Brain Injury “Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’” Matthew 22:37 NIV
Those at highest risk are children 0-4 years old, 15-19 year olds, and military personnel. Although many injuries come from risk-taking activities such as sky diving or race car driving, many stem from normal actions of work and play like driving a car, playing a sport, or even falling at home. Long term effects of TBI include problems with memory, managing emotions, and risk of brain disorders in later years. Decreasing the chance of an injury is easy with some basic safety practices. Wear seat belts to cut down on head injuries in the event of an accident. Have your children wear helmets when they ride bikes or rollerblade. Remove the clutter or throw rugs in the homes of your parents and older adults to prevent falls. A simple fall or blow to the head in any of these situations can cause severe complications requiring months or even years of rehabilitation with no guarantee of recovery. If an injury does occur, watch the victim for signs of blurred vision, confusion, a severe headache, or repetition of questions or statements after the fall. Contact a doctor or visit the emergency room to determine the severity of the injury. Additional serious signs of a TBA might include violent vomiting, seizures or even loss of consciousness. As with other conditions, a timely visit to the emergency room is essential for long term health. (Source: Brain Injury Association of America www.biausa.org/) Week 1 “Give me an understanding mind so that I ... know the difference between right and wrong.” I Kings 3:9 NLT Traumatic brain injuries can occur any time there has been a blow to the head. They can oc cur from a fall out of bed, a fist-fight, or accidents with bikes, rollerblades, or cars. When the brain is injured, symptoms can occur immediately, after a few days, or even after weeks have passed. Similarly, recovery may be quick from a mild injury or take months or years of rehabilitation to recover from serious injuries. Never minimize a head injury. Seek medical attention immediately for proper diagnosis and treatment. If the length of recovery is extensive, provide support and care for the family of the injured as it is their journey of recovery also. Week 2 “O LORD. Listen to my cry; give me the discerning mind you promised.” Psalms 119:169 NLT Children are our most valued product yet frustrated caregivers can get careless and may become abusive. Shaking a young child will bruise the brain as it moves within the skull and tears tissues, blood vessels, and nerves causing permanent damage to the child. Besides the usual signs of brain injury (lethargy, lack of smiling, rigidity, irritability, or poor swallowing), blindness, seizures, impaired intellect, and hearing loss can occur. Call 9-1-1, or take the child to the emergency room if any of these symptoms are observed and seek assistance for the caregivers who need help to handle the stressors of childrearing. References/Resources: www.biausa.org/ - Brain Injury Association of America - material on research, education, legislation, and links to additional websites on brain injuries. Prepared by: Jill Fox, RN, Faith Community Nurse |
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